---
title: Getting service metadata
description: Retrieving service metadata such as name, bounding box and capabilities. More information about Feature Layers can be found in the <a href="../api-reference/layers/feature-layer.html">L.esri.FeatureLayer</a> documentation.
layout: example.hbs
---

<style>
  #info {
    position: absolute;
    top: 10px;
    right: 10px;
    z-index: 1000;
    background: white;
    padding: 1em;
  }
</style>

<div id="map"></div>
<div id="info" class="leaflet-bar"></div>
<script>
  var map = L.map('map').setView([45.526, -122.667], 13);

  L.esri.basemapLayer('Streets').addTo(map);
  var stops = L.esri.featureLayer({
    url: 'https://services.arcgis.com/rOo16HdIMeOBI4Mb/arcgis/rest/services/Heritage_Trees_Portland/FeatureServer/0'
  }).addTo(map);

  stops.metadata(function (error, metadata) {
    document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = metadata.name;
  });
</script>
